THR has revealed that Game of Thrones star Michiel Huisman has become the first addition to the cast of The Haunting of Hill House, the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic 1959 novel from writer-director Mike Flanagan (Absentia, Oculus).
The straight-to-series ten episode show is described as a modern reimagining of the tale, and will follow four people living in an 80-year-old mansion. Huisman is set to play Steven Crane, the oldest Crane sibling and a published writer of supernatural books — including a memoir about his family’s time living at Hill House.
The Haunting of Hill House has twice been adapted for the big screen in 1963 and 1999; the latter, titled The Haunting, starred Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson and Lili Taylor.
